Young Fathers have announced the follow-up to last year's Mercury Prize-winning, top album of the year choice Dead. The Scottish/Liberian/Nigerian trio's upcoming full-length, titled White Men Are Black Men Too, was written and recorded on the road throughout their 2014 world tour and finished at their studio in Edinburgh.
The 12-track album will look to further band members ‘G’ Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi and Kayus Bankole's distinct blend of apocalyptic pop — a combination of group vocals, heavy beats, rhymes and experimental rock edges. If you're wondering about the LP's provocative title, Alloysious explains in an impassioned press statement "We came at it from a different angle, a positive angle. it's got issues of race and so what? Why should alarm bells start ringing, even though in general conversations race, politics, sex and religion are always the subject matter? Why should it be discussed behind closed doors and never confronted head on? How do we help tackle one of the biggest hinderances in people's lives and the world... by not putting the question forward and not letting people debate positively or negatively about the statement?" You can read the full statement at The Guardian.
Stream Young Fathers' new single "Rain Or Shine" below, which is also available through the band's website. White Men Are Black Men Too is due April 7 on Big Dada, view the cover artwork and full tracklist below.
White Men Are Black Men Too
01 - Still Running
02 - Shame
03 - Feasting
04 - 27
05 - Rain Or Shine
06 - Sirens
07 - Old Rock n Roll
08 - Nest
09 - Liberated
10 - John Doe
11 - Dare Me
12 - Get Started
Young Fathers Tour Dates
Apr 09 Boston, MA - Great Scott
Apr 10 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Apr 11 Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle
Apr 12 Washington, VA - Rock N Roll Hotel
Apr 15 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Hell Stage)
Apr 16 New Orleans, LA - Republic
Apr 17 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds
Apr 21 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
Apr 22 San Diego, CA - Casbah
Apr 24 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Apr 25 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Apr 29 Portland, OR - Holocene
Apr 30 Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
May 02 Seattle, WA - Neumos
May 06 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
May 07 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
May 09 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
May 10 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
May 13 St. Louis, MO - Firebird
May 14 Nashville, TN - Exit In
May 16 Gulf Shores, AL - Hangout Fest
Apr 14 Raleigh, NC - Kings
Apr 18 Dallas, TX - Trees
Apr 19 Austin, TX - Parish
May 01 Victoria, BC - Distrikt
May 05 Boise, ID - Neurolux
May 08 Lincoln, NE - Vega
